Melanesia, and the microstates of the Pacific generally, face the growing influence of authoritarian and secretive values in the region—projected by both China and Indonesia and with behind-the-scenes manipulation.There is also a growing tendency for Pacific governments to use unconstitutional, bureaucratic or legal tools to silence media and que
Abstract Background Rickettsia typhi (R.mooseri) is the causative agent of murine typhus.It is one of the most widely Kratom Gummies distributed flea-borne diseases with a relatively mild febrile initial illness with six to 14 days of incubation period.The bacterium is gram negative and an obligate intracellular pathogen.The disease is transmitted
Introduction: The diagnosis of ocular pathology by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been well established for entities such as retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, posterior vitreous detachment, and lens dislocation.1 However, the use of ultrasound to detect other conditions such as orbital abscess and endophthalmitis in the emergency setti
Previous studies of spinal motoneurons in the SOD1 mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis have shown alterations long before disease onset, including increased dendritic branching, increased persistent Na+ and Ca2+ currents, and impaired axonal transport.In this study dendritic Ca2+ entry was investigated using 2 photon excitation fluorescenc